[전국]’Caterpillars in the shower’ … Caterpillars found in Jeju’s tap water

[앵커]

Three months after the discovery of larvae in Incheon and the metropolitan area, larvae were found one after another in Jeju.

When reports of restless residents continued, the Ministry of the Environment and Jeju Island began investigating the cause.

Reporter Ko Jae-hyung in the press.

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It is a larva that is found in a domestic shower.

Since the larva was first discovered on the 18th, there have been reports that it was discovered one after another in the eastern part of Seogwipo City.

The larvae were also found at the Gangjeong Water Purification Plant, which supplies tap water to the area where the larvae were found.

Residents who live near the water treatment plant are concerned about finding larvae, but point out the lack of management of the administrative authorities over the water supply area.

[고창빈 / 지역 주민 : 아주 불안하죠, 우리도 먹고 있는데. 워낙 물이 깨끗한 물인데 1급수인데 여기가 상수도 지역이니까 보호를 잘 해야 되는데 지금까지는 그렇지 못했어요.]

The Environment Ministry sent 23 experts to Jeju to initiate a detailed epidemiological investigation.

First, we thoroughly investigated the water purification plant that supplies water to the area where the larvae were found.

Meetings were also held to prepare measures.

[류연기 / 영산강유역환경청장 : 수돗물에 더 이상 유충이 나오지 않도록 빨리 최대한 단기간에 마무리하는 게 급한 선결과제고 강정 정수장만의 문제가 아닐 수도 있기 때문에 제주도 내 17개 정수장에 대한 일제 점검을 바로 시작하도록 제주도에 요청할 계획입니다.]

In addition to investigating the cause, Jeju Island has prepared support measures for residents who are anxious about the discovery of larvae and have difficulty using tap water.

[원희룡 / 제주도지사 : (주민) 불안이 크기 때문에 응급조치로 먹는 물에 대해서는 삼다수를 충분히 공급해서 먹는 물에 대한 불안을 해소하도록 하겠습니다.]

Relevant authorities believe that the cause of the larvae incident in Seogwipo is not due to mishandling of activated carbon at the water purification plant as in Incheon and the metropolitan area.

Authorities estimate that the larvae living in the middle and upper streams were washed downstream due to the heavy rains that fell during the last Typhoon Mysack as the cause of the larvae incident.

Authorities have decided that this week is likely to be a turning point for the Seogwipo larval incident, and will focus on identifying and normalizing the cause.

YTN Jaehyung Ko[[email protected]]is.

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